
Warriors
05/07/25 vs Christel House | 15 |
04/08/25 @ Indianapolis Scecina Memorial | 13 |
05/06/25 vs Beech Grove | 11 |
05/01/25 @ Triton Central | 8 |
04/16/25 @ Indianapolis Lutheran | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Covenant Christian). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Christel House Eagles a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Warriors, who have now won three games in a row.
Carter Smith and Colin Ferkinhoff made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Smith pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Ferkinhoff struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). At bat, Smith went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Ferkinhoff went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Smith a new career-high.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Guzman, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Henry Boyce was another, earning two runs and one stolen base.
Covenant Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Covenant Christian's record is now 10-6. As for Christel House, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Covenant Christian will face off against Beech Grove at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Hornets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.06 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Christel House, they will square off against Purdue Polytechnic at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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